Deadline for Honors seniors who are completing independent capstone projects in 2015-2016 to submit the "Independent Capstone Project Proposal" form to the Honors office, Presidents Hall or honors@ship.edu. The form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.

Major Scholarships Advising Workshop: Study Abroad Scholarships, Hosted by Mary Burnett
3:30-4:30 p.m., CUB 226The federal government provides financial support for study abroad opportunities around the world. Students who are current recipients of Pell Grants are eligible to apply for Gilman Scholarships, and all students are eligible to apply for Boren, Critical Languages, and Freeman-Asia Scholarships.

Deadline for Honors juniors to submit the "Election of Honors Capstone Project" form to the Honors Program office, Presidents Hall or honors@ship.edu. The form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.

Saturday,September 19

Hiking TripHosted by the HSO Activities CommitteeDeparture time is 10:00 a.m. from the Honors Program Office, Presidents Hall. Rain date is September 26. Please bring a packed lunch, water bottle, and wear appropriate attire for a hike. A light backpack or drawstring bag is recommended. The terrain is steep the majority of the time. Van spots will be first come first serve. Please email Cindy Poe to RSVP. If you have your own vehicle, feel free to meet us there.

Freshmen Advising Meeting: Science Majors
3:30-4:15 p.m., Honors Seminar Room, Presidents Hall
All freshmen must attend in order to be approved to register for Honors classes for spring 2016. If you cannot attend this meeting, please contact Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu to register for the group makeup session on October 7 or to schedule an individual advising meeting with Dr. Klein.

Mentor/Mentee Scheduling/Study Night9:15 p.m., Lehman LibraryMentors will be available to answer their mentees' questions about registering for spgin 2016 classes.

Saturday,October 17

Honors Alumni Event at Homecoming

Sunday,October 18

Honors Field Trip to New York City

Week of October 19

The Honors Chronicle emailed

Monday, October 19- Tuesday, October 20

Honors Registration for Spring 2016
All students who intend to register for Honors courses for the spring 2016 semester must contact Cindy Poe, Honors secretary, at
cmpoe@ship.edu with the Honors courses they would like to schedule and their SUID number. If any courses are oversubscribed, students will be given priority based on the number of credit hours they have earned. Course descriptions are available
here. Plan ahead! A tentative list of Honors courses that will be offered in Fall 2016 will be posted on the Honors Program website before registration begins.

Application deadline for Honors independent capstone project grants for projects to be completed in Spring 2016. Submit applications to Cindy Poe at cmpoe@ship.edu. The form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.

Thursday,November 5

HSO Meeting
6:30 p.m., Presidents Hall MPR

Tuesday,November 10

HSO Activity Committee Meeting4:00 p.m., CUB Great Hall

Wednesday, November 11-Sunday, November 15

National Collegiate Honors Council Conference
Chicago, Illinois
This is the national conference for Honors Programs and Colleges. Dr. Klein and several Honors students will represent Shippensburg University at the conference. More information about the conference is available at
www.nchchonors.org.

November TBD

Application deadline for proposals for the Northeast Regional Honors Conference. For more information, go to http://www.NRHChonors.org

Monday,November 16

Application deadline for the Honors Study Abroad Scholarship for students who plan to study abroad in Spring 2016. Submit applications to Cindy Poe at cmpoe@ship.edu. The application form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.

Application deadline to travel with Reach Out in January 2017. Submit application to Dr. Gretchen Pierce at gkpierce@ship.edu. The application is available in on the Reach Out page of the Honors Program Website.

Tuesday, March 15

Freshmen Advising Meeting
3:30-4:15 p.m., DHC 204
All freshmen must attend in order to be approved to register for Honors classes for Fall 2016. If you cannot attend this meeting, please email Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu to register for the group makeup session on March 16 or to schedule an individual advising meeting with Dr. Klein.

Honors Registration for Fall 2016
All students who intend to register for Honors courses for the Fall 2016 semester must contact Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu on March 21-22 with the Honors courses they would like to schedule and their SU ID number. If any courses are oversubscribed, students will be given priority based on the number of credit hours they have earned. Course descriptions are available on the Honors website. Plan ahead! A tentative list of Honors courses that will be offered in Spring 2017 will be posted on the Honors Program website.

Friday,March 25

Application deadline for Honors summer orientation volunteers. The link to the application will be included in the weekly updates.

Friday,March 25

Application deadline for students who plan to study abroad in the fall 2016 semester. Please contact Ms. Mary Burnett, Director of Study Abroad, at meburnett@ship.edu for more information.

Monday,March 28

Tentative Priority Registration for Fall 2016 Begins

Thursday, March 31-Sunday, April3

Northeast Regional Honors Conference, Cambridge, MAMore information about the conference is available at www.nrhchonors.org.

Friday, April 1

Application deadline for Honors independent capstone project grants for projects to be completed in Summer or Fall 2016. Submit applications to Cindy Poe at cmpoe@ship.edu. The form is available on the Forms
page of the Honors Program website.

Friday, April 1

Deadline for candidates for 2016-2017 HSO officers to submit their statements to HSO President Sarah Latch at
sl4359@ship.edu and deadline for 2016-2017 committee chairs to submit their statements to Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu. The application form will be attached to the weekly update.

Week of April 4

Election of 2016-2017 HSO Officers

April TBD

Major Scholarships Advising Workshop: Fulbright Program, Hosted by Fulbright Program AdviserEach year, 1600 U.S. students travel to over 155 countries as "Fulbrighters," conducting field research, teaching English, and acting as the face of the U.S. abroad. Learn more about Fulbright programs and how to craft a successful application.

Application deadline for the Outstanding Honors Capstone Project AwardTo be considered for the award, please submit an electronic copy of the application form and your research paper to Cindy Poe at cmpoe@ship.edu.

Monday, April 11

Application deadline for the Outstanding Honors First-Year Research Paper AwardTo be considered for the award, please submit an electronic copy of your capstone project to Cindy Poe at cmpoe@ship.edu.

Friday,April 15

Application deadline for Honors mentors, 2016-2017. The link to the application will be included in the weekly updates.

Friday,April 15

Application deadline for the Honors Study Abroad Scholarship for students who plan to study abroad in Summer or Fall 2016. Submit applications to Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu. The application form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.

Friday, April 15

Application deadline for the Research Award sponsored by the Library for students who have completed an undergraduate research project this year. Submit completed literature reviews to Dr. Kirk Moll at kamoll@ship.edu.

Week of April 18

The Honors Chronicle e-mailed

Tuesday,April 19

Honors Symposium
2:00-8:30 p.m., CUB and Honors Seminar Room, Presidents Hall
Honors seniors will present their Honors capstone projects. All Honors students are encouraged to attend to learn more about the Honors capstone project process and support the graduating seniors. The program will be attached to the weekly updates in April.

Monday,April 25

Deadline for all students to submit the Participation Policy Tracking
Form to the Honors office, Presidents Hall or honors@ship.edu.
The form is available on the Forms page of the Honors
Program website.

Monday,April 25

Deadline for graduating seniors to submit an electronic copy of their
Honors independent capstone project (PowerPoint presentation from the
Honors Symposium and research paper or other written documentation
required by faculty advisor) to Cindy Poe at
cmpoe@ship.edu.

Honors Planning Meeting for 2016-2017
3:30-4:30 p.m., Honors Seminar Room, Presidents Hall
All HSO officers and committee chairs are required to attend.HSO committee chair reports are due at this meeting. The committee chair report form is available on the Forms page of the Honors Program website.